Foloi (,
Latin
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: ''Pholoe'') is a village and a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Elis,
West Greece
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 174.202 km
2.
The seat of the municipality was in the village
Lalas, in the southern part of the municipal unit. The village Foloi is situated in the northwestern part. Foloi is situated in a mountainous, sparsely populated area. The
Foloi oak forest is located in the municipal unit. Foloi is located about 15 km northeast of
Olympia, 30 km east of
Pyrgos and 55 km south of
Patras
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. It borders on
Arcadia to the east, across the river
Erymanthus.
History
The village, formerly named Giarmena (), was renamed in 1928 after an ancient name related to the
centaur
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Pholus.
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Subdivisions
The municipal unit Foloi is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
* Achladini (Achladini, Koutsouroumpas)
* Doukas (Doukas, Lasdikas)
*Foloi
* Koumanis (Koumanis, Ai Giannaki, Kastania)
* Lalas (Lalas, Pothos)
* Milies
* Nemouta (Nemouta, Kampos, Tsaparaiika, Villia)
* Neraida (Neraida, Kampos)
* Persaina (Nea Persaina)
Historical population
See also
*List of settlements in Elis
This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece.
* Achladini
* Aetorrachi
* Agios Andreas, Katakolo
* Agia Anna
* Agia Kyriaki
* Agia Mavra
* Agia Triada
* Agioi Apostoloi
* Agios Charalampos
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* Agios ...
References
External links
Birds of Mount Foloi
(in French)
{{Archaia Olympia div
Populated places in Elis
Olympia, Greece